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drums

  • plural
    of drum.
    drum
    noun
    a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
  • present tense form
    of drum (3rd person singular).
    drum
    noun
    a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.

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Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband play steel drums with a band in the Caribbean.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Then drums started to beat and the singing of traditional songs began.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Mr. Mangum plays drums on “Timewaster,” whose horn-led arrangement conjures the jazzy color of early Blood, Sweat & Tears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

It’s student-athlete core, a mish-mash of choirs, electric guitar noises over pounding drums that all sound like keyboard presets.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

The young women leap and whirl around the fire, their battle cries now mixing with the music of drums and rattles.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone